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{{Infobox Military Award |
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|name=Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal |
|name=Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal |
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|image=[[File:Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal.png|140px]] |
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|caption=Medal, obverse |
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|awarded_by=[[Sri Lanka]] |
|awarded_by=[[Sri Lanka]] |
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|type= |
|type= Commemorative medal |
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|eligibility=all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka|Armed Service]]of the Republic of [[Sri Lanka]] |
|eligibility=all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka|Armed Service]]of the Republic of [[Sri Lanka]] |
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|for= Service during the [[Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972|formation of the Republic of Sri Lanka]] |
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|for= service |
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|status= No longer awarded |
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|description= |
|description= Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
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|clasps= None |
|clasps= None |
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|established=1981 |
|established=1981 |
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The '''Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal''' was awarded to members of the regular and volunteer forces of the [[[Military of Sri Lanka]] who were in service on 22 May 1972, subject to recommendation by the commanders of the respective service commanders. Members of the then [[National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)|Ceylon Cadet Corps]] were ineligible. The award commemorated service at the time the country adopted a republican constitution, ceasing to be a [[Commonwealth realm]]. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army] |
*[http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army] |
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*[http://www.navy.lk/ Sri Lanka Navy] |
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*[http://www.airforce.lk/ Sri Lanka Air Force] |
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*[http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka] |
*[http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka] |
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*[http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/ Media Center for National Security : Sri Lanka] |
*[http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/ Media Center for National Security : Sri Lanka] |
Revision as of 17:44, 29 September 2017
Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal | |
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![]() Medal, obverse | |
Type | Commemorative medal |
Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
Eligibility | all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the Armed Serviceof the Republic of Sri Lanka |
Clasps | None |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 1981 |
![]() Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal ribbon bar | |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Videsha Seva Padakkama |
Next (lower) | Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal |
The Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal was awarded to members of the regular and volunteer forces of the [[[Military of Sri Lanka]] who were in service on 22 May 1972, subject to recommendation by the commanders of the respective service commanders. Members of the then Ceylon Cadet Corps were ineligible. The award commemorated service at the time the country adopted a republican constitution, ceasing to be a Commonwealth realm.
External links
- Sri Lanka Army
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Sri Lanka Air Force
- Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka
- Media Center for National Security : Sri Lanka
References
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8